第二节　 完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

The Japanese pay much attention to the luck of telephone numbers. The bath houses, for example, like to use 4626, because when 　36　 in Japanese, it has the same pronunciation as “have a good bath”. Both the clothes shop and the butcher’s like 4129 better than 　37　 number because this number can either be read as “good dress”　 38　 “good meat”.

Since these numbers are 　39　 with something nice, people can remember them easily, so they have become advertisements for shops.

On the other hand, 40　 　are also telephone numbers which are regarded as forbidden by the Japanese people.1564, for example, has the sound of “kill people” while the number 4219 has 　41 of “people die”.

At 　42　 , there are about forty-four million telephones in Japan, yet it is almost 　43　 　for everyone to get a lucky telephone number. So these 　44　 　have become commodities and can be

45　 as goods. The prices can reach as high as 222 thousand Japanese yen.

35.　 ―Did Linda see the traffic accident?

―No, no sooner _____ than it happened.

34.　 Yesterday morning he got up earlier than ____ ,for it was not a(n) _____ day.

33.　 Look at the trouble I am in! If only I ______ your advice.

32.　 When ____ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.

31.　 As the busiest woman in Norton, she made ______ her duty to look after all the other people’s affairs in that town.

30.　 The Foreign Minister said,”______ our hope that the two sides will work towards peace.”

29.　 The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain, _____ the quality of life is probably one of the highest.

28.　 The Chinese are proud of the 29^th Olympic Games _______ in Beijing in 2008.

27.　 `He got well prepared for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk _____ the good opportunity.